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The opener of STAP cells is not left alone

Waseda University checked Haruka Obokata's thesis on stem cells and also revealed a number of questionable evidence. Obokata was asked to redo the work within a year, but she was unable to do so.

30.10.2015

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Clones on the conveyor

Due to the fact that up to 50 specialists are engaged in the cloning process at the same time, it is possible to produce a huge number of pig clones – up to 500 animals per year.

28.09.2015

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Cancer cells: find and neutralize!

Researchers from Seoul National University have developed a method of cancer gene therapy by introducing a gene into tumor cells, the protein product of which tracks and destroys cancer cells, increasing the ability of the cell membrane to absorb iodine and its radioactive isotope. To improve the visualization of cancer cells, a reporter gene was also introduced, triggering the synthesis of a fluorescent protein during the expression of a therapeutic gene.

19.06.2008

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Nobel medal will return to Watson

Alisher Usmanov (named Philanthropist of the Year by Russian Forbes in 2012) purchased the medal to return it to James Watson. The richest Russian billionaire called the situation in which a scientist sells an award received for his achievements unacceptable.

09.12.2014

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Cryobank Scandal

According to one of the victims' lawyers, the sperm samples of his clients became unusable as a result of the breakdown of the container in which they were stored.

23.08.2013

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Do you want to give birth to a boy? We need to eat more porridge, especially for breakfast!

56% of the participants in the group with the highest calorie intake had male babies, while for those who adhere to a low-calorie diet, this figure was only 45%. A pronounced correlation was also found between the birth of sons and the consumption of breakfast and a large consumption of grain products.

25.04.2008

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Small molecules against infarction

Scientists at the University of Texas demonstrated for the first time in an animal model the possibility of repairing heart damage using blood stem cells.

23.04.2008

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Biopharmaceutics of the Moscow region

The Severny biopharmaceutical cluster, being created in the Moscow region, will become the basis for the creation of at least 100 small innovative companies that will be able to produce at least 300 import-substituting medicines.

20.02.2012

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Science cities of all Russia, unite!

Five Russian science cities intend to unite into a biopharmaceutical cluster. Financing of the program in the amount of 5 billion rubles will begin in March.

17.02.2012

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Billions for alternative medicine

The costs of treatment with alternative medicine, paid by the patients themselves, amount to $ 43 billion per year.

26.01.2012

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And submit biotechnology here!

Vladimir Putin instructed the Ministry of Economic Development to submit a coordination program for the development of biotechnologies no later than mid-May.

01.04.2011

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Investments as a method of prolonging life

Swedish financiers have learned to increase the life expectancy of investors.

24.03.2011

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Taking medications under control

When the patient swallows the capsule, a signal is received on the doctor's phone or laptop. The development will avoid many situations when patients forget or intentionally refuse to take medications.

02.04.2010

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Ten thousand genomes

The task of the Genome 10K Project is to create a genomic "zoo" in which a collection of samples of decoded DNA sequences of 10,000 vertebrate species will be collected.

06.11.2009

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How much is a pound of fat?

The maximum reward that can be received under the Pounds for Pounds program is 1,000 pounds. This amount can be received by patients who have lost 150 pounds.

07.10.2009

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An anti-cancer drug for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease?

As scientists from Columbia University have shown, one of the anti-cancer drugs related to deacetylase inhibitors improves memory in experimental mice with symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

15.09.2009

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Gold Nanovaccines

Gold nanoparticles "cross-linked" with antigens can become the basis for a new generation of vaccines.

04.09.2009

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Allergy Vaccine

The new vaccine is a combination of "cat antigen" with viral particles. Once in the body, this construct is recognized by the immune system as a virus and causes the production of protective IgG immunoglobulins.

28.08.2009

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How the child will grow up, the DNA and EEG analysis will tell

Of those babies who showed increased activity in the frontal cortex of the left hemisphere at 9 months, carriers of the long allele of the dopamine receptor D4 gene grew calm and obedient. However, the same long allele in combination with increased activity in the right hemisphere gave the opposite effect.

14.07.2009

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Ageless girl?

16-year-old Brookie Greenberg from Baltimore looks like a six-month-old child.

26.06.2009